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Ghana split four administrative regions between June 2017 and February 2019 to create six new ones. The process proceeded calmly in some regions, but was so contentious in others that the government had to deploy security forces to prevent clashes. Eventually, all six regions were created.The conflicts were unexpected. Unlike in other African countries, such as Ethiopia or … [Read more...] about Ghana’s regions: why creating new territories has caused problems

Depression is a mental health disorder characterised by a persistently low mood or loss of interest in activities. It causes significant impairment in daily life. Possible causes include a combination of biological, psychological and social sources of distress. It’s a major mental illness that largely goes undiagnosed. Survey estimates put the lifetime risk of depression at … [Read more...] about Mental health: almost half of Johannesburg students in new study screened positive for probable depression

As independence from British colonial rule swept across East Africa in the early 1960s and freedom was won in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, parents and teachers worried about what their children were reading. Most children’s books on the market were dominated by European writers like Enid Blyton. One of Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo’s most stringent criticisms of colonialism was … [Read more...] about Children’s book revolution: how East African women took on colonialism after independence